happybunny

omg yay! Congrats!!! I'll see you at orientation on Nov 3rd then!

clearbluesky I just got my letter from Moorpark! I'm accepted! :) did you hear back anything yet??

luckycharmsvn thank you! Of course you can! I love to help :) nurseCbear@ gmail.com

Hi luckycharmSVN! Thank you and yes, I am in CA. That's good you're already thinking of after LVN school. I was too when I was in it! haha..gotta keep progressing ya know?! Pharmacology was every nursing students nightmare in my class! lol There's just so many too learn, but one teacher taught us an easier way is to group them. Like you'll definitely have to know all the blood pressure medications and diabetes meds. Also, always look at the ending of the meds, this tell you a lot. For example the blood pressure meds, all ending in "pril" are ACE inhibitors , Calcium Channel blockers end in "pine", beta blockers end in "olol". A lot of anxiety meds end in "pam" and anything ending in "caine" is usually a numbing agent like lidocaine. Once you memorize these and a few others you can usually figure out how to answer most pharm questions on the test!

Hi tash92337! The messaging portion of this website won't let me write you back till I have 15 post. Since I'm new to this site I have to write you back on here! The dosage calculations are actually really easy, the wording of them may throw you off because they like to make sure that you're paying attention to detail. Here's an example of one: Order: Amoxicillin 0.25g p.o. every 8 hrs Available: Amoxicillin 125mg tablets How many tablets will the nurse give per dose? See first the "order" has to be converted to milligrams like what's "available", so the order is really for 250mg...easy you give 2 tablets. That's really all the type of dosage calculations are. Not bad right? As for the A&P, that was brand new to me when I started. I had never taken a course in anatomy or physiology, but I just read, studied hard, and it paid off; it became my favorite subject after. You learn about the different organ systems in detail and how they're all interrelated: The circulatory, digestive, endocrine, integumentary, respiratory, lymphatic, etc... Trust me I use to be the biggest procrastinator as well, I just forced myself to study(read) every night, otherwise I'd start falling behind and if I did fall a bit behind I'd catch up my reading on the weekends. Be prepared to have NO social life lol. The test we took, were all from the book and multiple choice which made things easier. We did have to write a few papers, but they weren't too long and that was towards the end of the program. I'd say the main thing just stay positive and focused on the end result; it'll all be worth it! You'll make some really good friends in the program going through this whole fast-paced, crazy learning experience together, at least I know I did! Best of luck to you!

Home health is definitely more laid back, but yeah, sometimes dealing with the family members 24/7 of the patient is more of a stressor than dealing with MD's 24/7!

I worked my first nocturnal shift last weekend..3 rockstar energy drinks and a coffee later, I was delirious! lol I definitely am an AM shift worker; thank God for me that was just a one time thing. I'd suggest stay active during your shift, walk around a lot. I didn't do that and that why I was soo sleepy!

Yea, I ran out of time on the math part so that screwed my score up some. I got an adjusted individual score 86%, Percentile rank - national 96, percentile rank - program 97. The reading and science were the easiest for me. What about you? I'm just praying it's good enough! :) The PN Predictor is another ATI test Moorpark has you take if you're already a LVN to see if you can be placed in the 2nd or 3rd semester of the program. (That's their LVN to RN bridge program)

Hey guys! I finished my LVN program last November and was valedictorian of my class! :cat:My suggestions, definitely put your 100% focus on the program! I was lucky enough to not have to work while I was in the program. I don't have kids either, I know these priorities make it really hard to maintain high grades! Be prepared to READ...nonstop, like 4 chapters a night. Also, what helped me was after every chapter you read, take notes and rewrite what you just read in YOUR OWN words. If you can restate it or teach it to someone else in your own words that means you learned it. I passed NCLEX the first time because I made sure if I didn't understand something right away I asked questions. I'm now getting ready to start my LVN to RN bridge program...and all the craziness is about to begin again!

Hi, I also applied for Spring 2015. I took the TEAS on Sept. 26 and now I'm taking the PN Predictor this Friday (I'm an LVN) I'm nervous! Fingers crossed! What'd you think of the TEAS?